Chapter 32: The Cold War and Decolonization‚ 1945–1975 1 CHAPTER 32 The Cold War and Decolonization‚ 1945–1975 INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter students should be able to: 1. Understand the causes of the Cold War and its political and environmental consequences for Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Latin America‚ and the two superpowers. 2. Understand the process of decolonization and illustrate the variations in that process by reference to concrete examples. 3. Understa
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the early 1950s‚ the Cold War contributed heavily to a change in American society and women’s roles. No longer were the women across the United States confined to a household. Suddenly‚ being a woman had a completely different meaning than what it had previously. When World War II began‚ women on the Home Front worked in defense plants and volunteered for war-related organizations‚ in addition to managing their households. Once World War II ended‚ women were getting laid off from their jobs due to men
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believed the Soviet Union and Great Britain collectively will have the same notion of peace by undoing large military. Postwar rapid change that ideology and the Cold War begins. The Cold War Begins Once the allies defeated the common enemy‚ prewar of distrust and antagonism among Soviet Union and West over different ideology of the post-war. Soviet Union sustained a significant amount of causalities‚ damages to farming‚ and industrial. Soviet Leader Stalin sought Germany to be held accountable
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World War‚ also known as the Cold War‚ America brought its own propaganda to counter that of the Soviet Union. Through McCarthyism politicians imposed panic in the minds of Americans of communist control within the US. Its effects inhibited Americas Social‚ political‚ and diplomatic conflict during the Cold War era. The anti-communist propaganda in long run did not help America in terms of being socially progressive. Anti- communism in America existed before at the time of the First World War when
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The Cold War was a time of great competition between the United States and the Soviet Union; one of the competitions being the Space Race. Due to advancements in technology throughout the world pressured by the Cold War‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were able to push their way into space‚ each trying to outdo the other‚ eventually resulting in the United States putting the first man on the moon on July 20‚ 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission. The United States beating the Soviet Union to
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to develop a coherent and effective foreign and security policy in the Cold War Period. .Recent day we have faced many international‚ political and social problems‚ mainly we have to focus on the end of the cold war because this era had kind of changing deeply ‚There are much-discussed and consensus in the field of international relations. Today it have been agreed at the beginning of the issues that arise post-cold war period‚ the new structure of the international system. According to the
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The technical‚ sociological and political concepts that arose during the Cold War made a notable difference to the landscape of the next 60 years. Under the atmosphere of impending doom‚ many novel concepts were conceived that dramatically altered the psyches of generations to come. Mutually Assured Destruction‚ nuclear winter and the concept of psychological resistance are all good examples of how the Cold War altered the social fabric for years to come. The first‚ and best remembered‚ of
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The Truman Doctrine The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy which was to pledge Soviet political expansion during the Cold War. It was declared to the Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12‚ 1947‚ and settled on July 12‚ 1948‚ when he promised to comprise pressures to Greece and Turkey. Straight American military force was not involved‚ but Congress took economic aid to provision the economies and militaries of Greece and Turkey. More generally‚ the Truman Doctrine implied American
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The event of Cold War was shocking and controversial event which is still being discussed today. It is necessary to examine the many reasons why it started and how. While the why of what happened is still being argued‚ the what is fairly clear. The beginning of the Cold War was a basis of deep ideological differences as well as a series of misunderstandings or actions taken during WWII. The two immense powers USA and the USSR were showing some extreme behavior against each other. The conflict of
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The Cold War The Cold War‚ which occurred from 1947 to 1991‚ was a time of considerable political tension and competition. The cause of the Cold War has long been a discussion without a singular conclusion. While the exact cause of the war is not universally acknowledged‚ there were many factors that contributed to its development. Due to the overall distrust between the two superpowers‚ their conflict of ideologies‚ and the fear that that was created because of these‚ the period of conflict
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